Retail sales gained in May, showing significant increases both month over month and year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor as announced by the National Retail Federation. Retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, gained 1.35% seasonally...
April retail sales in the United States grew modestly from the month before, but a shift in the timing of Easter seems a prime factor in a slight year-over-year decline, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales in April, excluding those for...
Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor and released by the National Retail Federation, with core retail sales up 0.23% month over month and 2.92% year over year in the month. The figures compared with gains of 0.27% month...
Retail sales continued to grow in February, building off solid gains from January and driven by improved consumer finances, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. The Retail Monitor calculation of core retail sales — excluding restaurants, auto dealerships and gas...
Retail data released by the United States Census Bureau is in line with the assessment recently released by CNBC and the National Retail Federation indicating that while sector sales cooled in January versus December, households outspent year-earlier totals. The...